One Health Lens Podcast

In this episode, we dive into the world of natural healing with our featured guest, an experienced herbalist who brings deep insights into herbal remedies for everyday health concerns. Listeners will learn about the power of plants, how specific herbs can support various aspects of physical and mental well-being, and practical ways to integrate these remedies into daily life.

In this second part, we hear why most patients would rather first consult a preacher, a neighbour or a community medicine man before going to a hospital. And what can be done about it?

What do you do when faced with an emergency in a public setting? Find out more in this episode.

In this episode, host Dr. Diana Wangari dives into the rising trend of Kenyans turning away from conventional healthcare and seeking alternative healing from preachers and traditional medicine men. She is joined by two insightful guests: Harriet Ngok, founder of Harriet Botanicals, who sheds light on the resurgence of traditional healing practices, and Beatrice Kairu, a health economist, who discu...

They share similar symptoms and yet many people with many people don't show symptoms at all. This is why STI testing is important.

In advocating for capacity building and an efficient referral system, Dr Nicholas Okumu hopes that fewer lives will be lost.

You may appear happy yet are depressed. Dr Muthoni Karanja, takes host, Sheryl Blessing on how to identify triggers to help combat depression and anxiety. Importantly, they reaffirm that depression and anxiety are normal that can happen to anyone.

Health lawyer, Margaret Nyambura takes us through medical negligence from a legal perspective

We get an alternative view on Kenya's current healthcare reforms from Dr Boniface Chitayi Murabula and Dr Beatrice Kairu.

Harriet, The Herbalist as she is sometimes referred walks us through her journey of tapping into traditional herbs for their curative properties. She works with doctors and patients who require an alternative approach to healthcare. And now she is advocating for policies that can support another herbalist like her and they are quite a few.

Dr Muthoni Karanja @nonny_karanja, speaks to host @sheryl_blessing on the importance of having a support system, people who create a safe space and being away in nature as great examples of keeping your mental health in check.

Dr Chris Barasa, governance expert and Chief of Party, AMREF HEALTH EAST AFRICA breaks it down and makes a case on why governance is essential in transforming healthcare.

The treatment of PCOS is individualized based on individual symptoms and concerns, what works for one patient might not work for the other. Dr Maureen Owiti, speaks to @sheryl_blessing on why PCOS does not typically hinder child conception.

Hon. Albert Taiti, Outgoing President of the Clinical Officers Association of Kenya and County Executive Committee Member of Health, Laikipia County shares his legacy with Dr Simon Kigondu and host, Dr Diana Wangari Gitau (@diana1wangari)

Learn about pre-eclampsia from Dr Maureen Owiti, an obstetrician gynaecologist as she takes @sheryl_blessingwhy it can only be cured by childbirth and the removal of the placenta.

Neglected Tropical Diseases should not be left out of the UHC agenda. Dr Monique Wasunna, Africa Ambassador for Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDI) and Dr Margaret Mbuchi, Researcher at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) speak to host @diana1wangari  

Dr Amanda Kenya takes us through one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world with vaccination recommended for preteen boys and girls as certain HPV Strains cause cancers of the throat, anus, penis, cervix among others.

President of the National Nurses Association of Kenya, Hon. Collins Otieno Ajwang welcomes the new Cabinet Secretary of Health and brings to focus the Nursing Profession.

Dr Sheila Macharia, Managing Director East and Southern Africa FP2030 and Dr Edward Serem, Head of the Maternal and Reproductive Health Division at the Ministry of Health (MOH) Head of Ministry walks us through the economic case of family planning and why it matters not only to individuals and families, but for the nation at large.

From Frequently Asked Questions to school going children must register before reporting. Join the conversation with Health Lawyer, Margaret Nyambura , Dr Simon Kigondu and host, Dr Diana Wangari 

Each patient has a right to access their health record no matter which facility they visit. In the same regard, each facility should be able to protect these records and this where the digital health act comes in. Contrary to what many think, it doesn't mean getting new systems but as Dr Ryan Nyotu Gitau explains the key is in connecting to the Health Information Exchange.

There are eight groups of the herpes virus family. Some cause a simple cold sore and Others are more complex. We tackle herpes simplex virus which is sexually trasmitted and cause genital. Dr Amanda Kenya breaks it down from dating with herpes to how to approach your partner for testing.

The Health Service Commission has often been proposed as the solution to the cycle of health workforce strikes and perennial conflicts in the healthcare system. Perhaps the focus shouldn't be on the HSC, but on its functionality. Possibly we focus on supporting and financing existing structures that could one day grow up to provide these functionalities. In this conversation with Dr Simon Kig...

For the longest time, certain medical patterns within families were linked to witchcraft. Today, people can pick up trends within their extended families. Families often know that there's something wrong, they just don't know what and that's what they ask the genetic doctor.

Three of the acts heralding Kenya's UHC journeys have been declared unconstitutional. What does that mean for the work done thus far and for the Kenyan citizen? Health Lawyer, Margaret Nyambura explains, and it appears the matter isn't as easy as we might think.